"Whereas wine disorders the mental faculties, opium introduces……" — Thomas De Quincey

"Whereas wine disorders the mental faculties, opium introduces amongst them the most exquisite order, legislation and harmony. Wine robs a man of self-possession; opium greatly invigorates it."

Thomas De Quincey

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